“HERE & THERE” marks the opening track of TREYVISAI I: THE SEARCH FOR LIGHT, the latest project by Cambodian rapper VANNDA. In this track, VANNDA lays bare his internal battles, ambition, and philosophical reflections on life, all wrapped in a hypnotic flow that blends modern hip-hop with Khmer soul.
π Full Lyrics with Structured Sections (Original Khmer)
To help you follow along with the flow and message of the song, the original Khmer lyrics are organized into clear sections:
[Chorus]
βͺ Late night αα·αααΈααα ααΈααα
βͺ I said late night αα·αααΈααα ααΈααα
(repeated throughout the song)
[Verse 1]
βͺ Late night α’αααα»αααααΆααα
αααααααααααα»αααα
βͺ αααααααααΆαααΈααΈαα·αα±ααααααΌααααα»αααα
βͺ All night ααΌα
αα·ααααΆαα ααααΆααααααα I’m so sick and tired
βͺ ααααααα½αα―αααΌα
αα½ααααααα
βͺ αα·αααα αα·αααΈααα αα·αααΈααα
βͺ ααΏααααα α½α ααΌα
αα·αα α½α ααααα»ααα·ααα½αααααΆα
βͺ I guess I’m born for this sht
βͺ ααΆαα loop with this sht
βͺ Maybe in love with this sh*t
βͺ α’αααααΉαααααΆααααααΆααα
αααααΈαα·αα’ααα hit hard
βͺ ααααααααα»αααΆαα αααααΆαααααααΆα αα·αα
ααααΆα
βͺ αααααααΈαα·αααΆαα
αααΎαααααΆαα
βͺ α’αααα’αΆα
ααΉααα»αααΎαα·ααα·αααααΆα
βͺ αααααα’αααααΉαααα’α»ααααααΆααααα»α
βͺ α¬αααααααΆααααααααααΆα
[Bridge]
βͺ What could go wrong will go wrong
βͺ αα·ααα»ααα·ααΆα ααααΆααααα’αΌααα
βͺ αα»αα
αΆααα’αΆααααααααΏαααα
βͺ ααΏαααΌα
could go wrong
βͺ ααΏαααΌα
αααααα’αΆα
ααααΆαααΏααααα
βͺ ααΎα±αααα·αααΈαα»α ααΌα
ααΆααααα·αααΆααα·αααΈαα
βͺ ααααΈαααααααααΎααα·αααΎαααΌα
αααααα
βͺ ααΎαα
ααααα ααΎαααααΆαα
ααΎαααΆαα’αΈαααα?
βͺ αα»αααααΆαααααα»αα
βͺ ααΎαα·ααα·αααααΎα¬α
αΆααααα
βͺ α
αΆαααααΆαααα αΎαααΎαααΉαααααΆαααααα
βͺ ααΎαα·αααΆαααααααα ααααα·ααα
αααα αΎα
βͺ αααα»ααααααααααα½αα―α αααααααΆαααααααααΆαααααΎα
[Refrain]
βͺ ααΎαα·αααααΉαααααα αα»αααααααααα’αααα’αΎα
(repeated 4x)
[Verse 2]
βͺ ααΆααα½ααα·αααααα ααΆαααααα·αααααα my homie
βͺ αααααα
ααααΎααααΆααααΆααα»αααΎα±ααααααΆαααΆααΌααΈ
βͺ Tell me why, always looking for a fix
βͺ αα½ααα»ααααααα
ααα’αΆαααααΎ α
αααααα
αααααΆααααα
βͺ ααααααααααΉαααα»αααααααααααΆααα·ααα
αα·αααααα
βͺ αααα
αααααΆαααΉαααΆ αααααααΆααααα±ααα
ααααΆα
βͺ α
α·αααααααα
αα·αααααα… (multiple lines follow the same reflective mood)
[Hard-working Theme]
βͺ ααΎαααααΎααΆαααΈααααΉα ααΌα
ααααααα
ααΆααΆ
βͺ ααααΎααΆααα
ααα’αΆαα·ααα ααΆααΏαααααααΆ
βͺ Skip α’αΆα αΆααααααααΉαααΆααΏαααααααΆ
βͺ ααααΆαααααααααααα αααΆαα·ααααα½ααΆα
[Verse 3 β Soul Searching]
βͺ αααααΆαα
ααΈααΆ? ααααα
ααΎααα·αααΎα
βͺ α¬α
αΆαααααααα»ααααα α¬α
αΆαα
αααα·αα·αα’ααααΎα
βͺ αα·αααααααααΌαααΆαααααΌα α’αααααΆαααααΎα
βͺ α¬α
αΆααααααααααΆα ααΎαα’αααα
αααααααα αΎα
βͺ Pray for my people
βͺ Pray for my homies
βͺ ααααΎααΆααααααααααααααΆαα ααΎααααΈα
α·ααα
αΉαααΈααΈ
βͺ αααααΉαααΆα’ααααααααα αααααα’αΈααΈαα·ααα·αααΆαααΈα
βͺ Just do what you love
βͺ And take what you need
[Final Chorus and Outro]
βͺ αααα»ααα
αααααααΉααααα αΎα
βͺ Smoking α’ααααΌαααααΎα
βͺ α
αΌαα
α·ααα question myself αααα½ααααααααΆαα
ααααΎα
βͺ Ask me how I feel αααα»αααααα·ααΆαααΆ “all good”
βͺ Here we go again…
π¬ What It All Means
“HERE & THERE” is more than just a song β it’s a journal. VANNDA speaks to everyone navigating uncertainties, financial struggles, ambition, and inner chaos. The repetition of “Late night αα·αααΈααα ααΈααα” reflects those sleepless nights filled with thoughts we rarely speak aloud.
Through vivid metaphors, cultural nuance, and a raw flow, VANNDA tells us: no matter where you are in life, if you’re caught here or drifting there, you’re not alone.